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NRC-IRC Canadian Codes Centre Report Frank Lohmann Technical Research Committee May 28 th , 2010. 2010-2015 Code Cycle . Past Meetings Standing Committee on Housing and Small Buildings April 28/29, Montreal Scheduled Meetings CCBFC June 2010, Gatineau
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NRC-IRCCanadian Codes Centre Report Frank LohmannTechnical Research Committee May 28th, 2010
2010-2015 Code Cycle • Past Meetings • Standing Committee on Housing and Small Buildings • April 28/29, Montreal • Scheduled Meetings • CCBFC • June 2010, Gatineau • Standing Committee on Housing and Small Buildings • Nov 2010, Ottawa
CCBFC June – Agenda • Energy Efficiency • Objectives and Functional Statements • Policy Guidance for NECB • Policy Guidance for EE-HSB • Presentations by CHBA & CMHI • Progress Reports • Changes to NBC • Climbability of Guards (editorial) • Secondary Suites (missed) • Residential Care (missed) • Division A - Factory-built buildings (editorial)
CCBFC - Climbable Guards • CCBFC deferred decision in February • Executive Committee commissioned a study to: • to determine whether there is sufficient data to support the claim that the artistic guard design is the cause of, or a contributing factor in, incidents of injury or death of children as a result of the children climbing the guards; • results due end of June • Interim Change to clarify provision • Clarify that any clause complies - “or” • Add appendix information to describe why requirements make guards less climbable
SC-HSB – April 28/29 • Standing Committee on Housing and Small Buildings • JTG Energy Efficiency (next slide) • TG Illustrated Guide (next slide) • Grab Bars in all dwelling units • WG to review statistics and develop changes if warranted • Masonry Standards – Consistent Terminology • New definitions “solid masonry unit” and “fully solid masonry” • Slope Stability • WG to study issue and develop approach • Housing Research • SC wants to track housing related research more actively • Work Plan and priority list • Work Plan has been approved • 59 tasks on list
JTG Energy Efficiency • HSB Approach • Reflect regional construction practice • Simple payback and life cycle costing • Reflect different energy sources • Differences by Occupancy • Executive Direction • Follow NECB approach • Regional construction practice • is the normal course of action in code development • will be taken care of by flexible framework and provincial adoption • Cost methodology • is only one criterion to describe the impact of the change • Neither NECB nor EEHSB will use LLC • Focus on energy target (near ERS 80) • Req’s should stay energy source neutral • Differences by occupancy type • Differences between small bldgs and housing expected • Small buildings will follow NECB
JTG Energy Efficiency Benchmark Study • Determine Baseline (current construction practice and current level of performance) • Study was delayed • Contract awarded last week • Sub-task Groups • Some sTG have started meeting • Small buildings • Building Envelope • Performance Compliance • HVAC • Make the case to address service hot water heating • Code Consolidation Group next
Illustrated Guide – Part 9 Working Groups: January – May 2010 Currently Another Task Group review of revised drafts TG meeting face-to-face: June 15/16 Standing Committee review and approval: Fall 2010 Editing and Translation: 2011 Publication: 2012 Project Plan – where are we now? 8
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